people

From Wiktionary

people is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

[change] Noun

Singular person

Plural people or persons

1. People is the usual plural of person.

Singular people

Plural peoples

1. (countable) A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language.

   Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people.

[change] Verb

Plain form people

Third-person singular peoples

Past tense peopled

Past participle peopled

Gerund-participle peopling

1. (transitive) (usually passive) If a place is peopled, people live there.

   It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers.

2. (transitive) If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people.

   He liked to people his books with simple folk.